#8E38BD#8E38BD

#8E38BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.203 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E38BD
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(279, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.62, 57.49, -54.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.62, 79.08, 316.64°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.1329 -0.1535)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.203 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.7531, 12.2538, 49.3535)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E38BD #67BD38

analogous

#4B38BD #8E38BD #BD38A9

triadic

#8E38BD #BD8E38 #38BD8E

tetradic

#8E38BD #BD4B38 #67BD38 #38A9BD

square

#8E38BD #BD4B38 #67BD38 #38A9BD

split-complementary

#8E38BD #A9BD38 #38BD4B

monochromatic

#471C5F #6B2A8E #8E38BD #A962D0 #C391DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8E38BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8E38BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E38BD

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E38BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E38BD	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2464BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e38bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.203 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376d2',
    500: '#8e38bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e38bd;
$custom-light: #b376d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e38bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.797,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5221,
    "c": 0.20303,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E38BD

secondary

#9FC987

accent

#DE4A7E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E38BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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